COUNCILLORS

Listed below are all the Town Councillors, including their photos and current areas of Town Council responsibility. You can also find out who represents certain organisations by clicking here for a full list of the representatives.

You can contact the Councillors direct or via the Town Clerk's Office.

Cllr. Esme Butler (Langton St Leonards Ward)

Chairman of Council and Town Mayor 2011/2012

Serving Councillor since May 1999

Past Mayor 2002/2003, 2005/2006 and 2010/2011

Ex-Officio Member of all Committees and Working Groups

Town Council Representative to Blandford Forum Charities, Blandford Yuletide Festival and PACT

Cllr. Sara Loch (Old Town Ward)

Vice Chairman of Council and Deputy Town Mayor 2011/2012

Serving Councillor since October 2000

Past Mayor 2008/2009

Ex-Officio Member of all Committees and Working Groups

Town Council Representative to Age Concern, PACT, Blandford Forum Charities, DT11 Forum Community Partnership, Foundation Governors Blandford Secondary School Foundation, and North Dorset Youth Council

Cllr Bob Brannigan (Langton St Leonards Ward)

Serving Councillor since December 2009

Chairman of Planning Committee

Member of Town & General Purposes Committee

Member of Finance & Staffing Committee

Town Council Representative to Blandford & District Civic Society, Rights of Way Officer, and TIC Observer (Deputy)

Serving Councillor since October 2011

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Town & General Purposes Committee

Serving Councillor since May 2011

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Recreation & Amenities Committee

Town Council Representative to Blandford & District Civic Society

Cycling Officer

Cllr. Harold Galpin (Damory Down Ward)

Serving Councillor since October 2000

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Recreation & Amenities Committee

Member of Finance & Staffing Committee

Town Council Representative to Allotment Society, Blandford Leisure Centre Consultative Group, Foundation Governors Blandford Secondary School Foundation and the Mortain & Blandford Twinning Association

Cllr. Tony Harrocks (Hilltop Ward)

Serving Councillor since October 2010

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Town & General Purposes Committee

Town Council Representative to Blandford Museum Trust (Deputy), DT11 Forum Community Partnership (Deputy)

Cllr. Steve Hitchings (Hilltop Ward)

Serving Councillor since May 2003

Past Mayor 2007/2008

Chairman of Finance & Staffing Committee

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Town & General Purposes Committee

Town Council Representative to Blandford Forum Charities

Cllr Sylvia Hixson Andrews (Old Town Ward)

Serving Councillor since May 2007

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Recreation & Amenities Committee

Town Council Representative to Blandford Opportunity Group, Blandford Public Transport Group Parish Transport Representative, DT11 Forum Community Partnership (Deputy), North Dorset Youth Council, and TREADS

Cllr. Rosemary J Holmes (Damory Down Ward)

Serving Councillor since January 1990

Past Mayor 2000/2001

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Town & General Purposes Committee

Town Council Representative to Chamber of Trade, Blandford Forum Charities, and DAPTC North Dorset (Deputy)

Cllr. Lynn Lindsay (Station Ward)

Serving Councillor since 1999

Past Mayor 2003/2004 and 2009/2010

Chairman of Recreation & Amenities Committee

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Finance & Staffing Committee

Town Council Representative to Blandford Leisure Centre Consultative Group and Great Dorset Steam Fair

Cllr Hugo Mieville (Langton St Leonards Ward)

Serving Councillor since May 2011

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Recreation & Amenities Committee

Town Council representative to Clean Up Blandford Campaign, and Mortain & Blandford Twinning Association

Cllr. Mike Owen (Station Ward)

Serving Councillor May 1991 to May 2007 - re-elected August 2007

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Recreation & Amenities Committee

Town Council representative as Tree Warden

Cllr A Pemberton (Old Town Ward)

Serving Councillor since May 2007

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Town & General Purposes Committee

Member of Finance & Staffing Committee

Cllr Jackie Stayt (Hilltop Ward)

Serving Councillor since May 2007

Chairman of Town & General Purposes Committee

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Finance & Staffing Committee

Town Council Representative to Blandford Museum Trust, Chamber of Trade, DAPTC Larger Councils and North Dorset Representative, and TIC Observer

Cllr. Haydn White (Station Ward)

Serving Councillor since 1983

Past Mayor 1995/1996, 1998/1999 and 1999/2000

Member of Planning Committee

Member of Recreation and Amenities Committee

Member of Finance & Staffing Committee

Town Council representative on William Williams Charity, DT11 Forum Community Partnership, Blandford Area Youth Management Committee, and DAPTC Larger Councils and North Dorset representative

TOWN COUNCIL REPRESENTATION ON

EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS

The Town Council appoints Councillors to act as representatives to organisations and groups within the town. Councillors' involvement as representatives in the local community develops greater understanding within the Council of the role of these organisations and groups. Representatives are nominated either at the request of a particular organisation/group or, if core funding has been granted, at the request of the Town Council.

The term of office for representatives is normally for a period of one year commencing from the Statutory Annual Meeting of the Town Council in May. Town Council representatives are expected to regularly attend meetings of the organisation they represent and take an active part in its operations. Annual reports are submitted by each representative to the Statutory Annual Meeting of the Town Council in May.

Please click here for a full list of the representatives.